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Jamastiene

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15. It makes it feel like they are laying the blame for this at the feet of
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 03:36 PM
Dec 2012

people who are just as horrified as the rest of the world. And, I can only speak for myself in this, some of us are not as equipped to deal with the sadness of something like this. I am able to feel empathy for what happened and am horrified by what happened, but I honestly don't have anyone I could point the finger at, except maybe the shooter himself. Others seem satisfied with pointing the finger at those of us who have some form of mental illness. Never mind the fact that most of us are the opposite of violent. If anything, with my condition, at least, it makes me more likely to withdraw and be even more timid around people. That is why it was so hard to post this OP. People with my condition tend to have a hard time "putting ourselves out there" like this. I know I hardly ever post or talk about it, because of that.

I just wish there was a way to undo these horrific mass murders that happen and all the horrors out there. I cannot stop crying. Those poor children.

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